Alan Winfield Alan.Winfield@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Robotics
Ethical risk assessment for social robots: Case studies in smart robot toys
Winfield, Alan F. T.; van Maris, Anouk; Winkle, Katie; Jirotka, Marina; Salvini, Pericle; Webb, Helena; Scott, Arianna Schuler; Freeman, Jaimie Lee; Kunze, Lars; Slovak, Petr; Theofanopoulou, Nikki
Authors
Anouk Van Maris Anouk.Vanmaris@uwe.ac.uk
Research Fellow Responsible Robotics
Katie Winkle
Marina Jirotka
Pericle Salvini
Helena Webb
Arianna Schuler Scott
Jaimie Lee Freeman
Lars Kunze
Petr Slovak
Nikki Theofanopoulou
Contributors
Alan Winfield Alan.Winfield@uwe.ac.uk
Work Package Leader
Maria Isabel
Editor
Aldinhas Ferreira
Editor
Mohammad Osman Tokhi
Editor
Abstract
Risk Assessment is a well known and powerful method for discovering and mitigating risks, and hence improving safety. Ethical Risk Assessment uses the same approach, but extends the scope of risk to cover ethical risks in addition to safety risks. In this paper we outline Ethical Risk Assessment (ERA), and set ERA within the broader framework of Responsible Robotics. We then illustrate ERA, first with a hypothetical smart robot teddy bear (RoboTed), and later with an actual smart robot toy (Purrble). Through these two case studies this paper demonstrates the value of ERA and how consideration of ethical risks can prompt design changes, resulting in more ethical and sustainable robots.
Citation
Winfield, A. F. T., van Maris, A., Winkle, K., Jirotka, M., Salvini, P., Webb, H., …Theofanopoulou, N. (2022). Ethical risk assessment for social robots: Case studies in smart robot toys. In M. Isabel, A. Ferreira, & M. Osman Tokhi (Eds.), Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligent Systems (61-76). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09823-9_4
Online Publication Date | Sep 8, 2022 |
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Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | Sep 29, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 9, 2024 |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 61-76 |
Series Title | Part of the Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering book series (ISCA,volume 102) |
Book Title | Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligent Systems |
Chapter Number | 4 |
ISBN | 9783031098222 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09823-9_4 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9987157 |
Publisher URL | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-09823-9_4 |
Related Public URLs | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-09823-9 |
Additional Information | First Online: 8 September 2022 |
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